Tag: CVS Health
CVS pharmacists now allowed to prescribe antiviral treatment against COVID-19
WOONSOCKET – Pharmacists at more than 9,000 CVS Pharmacy locations can now prescribe Paxlovid, the antiviral treatment against COVID-19, in the first program of...
CVS’ Lynch at women’s summit: ‘They underestimated me’
SMITHFIELD – Heading a multibillion-dollar health care company during the height of the pandemic isn’t for the faint of heart.
But Karen S. Lynch rose...
CVS aims to hire 25K nationwide, more than 200 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. is holding a national career event in an attempt to hire for 25,000 clinical and retail jobs in the...
DLT: 536 R.I. companies, 186K workers subject to Biden vaccine/test requirement
PROVIDENCE – Fewer than 2% of private state employers would be subject to the new vaccine and testing mandates announced by the Biden administration,...
Many Rhode Island companies struggle with question of vaccine mandates
PROVIDENCE – Many Rhode Island businesses are struggling with the question of whether to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on their employees, asking how...
COVID-19 vaccines, testing help CVS Health beat Q2 forecasts
Customers returned to CVS Health stores to fill prescriptions and get COVID-19 tests and vaccines, helping to push the health care giant past Wall...
CVS Pharmacy to drop mask requirements for fully vaccinated, where allowed
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. will not require vaccinated individuals to wear a mask inside CVS Pharmacy stores unless mandated by state or local...
CVS Health to reopen Woonsocket HQ in September
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp., one of Rhode Island's largest private employers, will begin reopening its Woonsocket headquarters in September, a timeframe that could...
CVS begins selling over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits
PROVIDENCE – CVS Pharmacy is now selling over-the-counter COVID-19 testing kits, the company announced Monday.
CVS Health Corp. is selling three tests that have received...
Large employers in R.I., including state, remain cautious about returning workers...
PROVIDENCE – Many of Rhode Island’s largest employers say they are waiting to return their office-based staff to the workplace, with several saying they...